Most of the year I pretty much live outside. I figured that I've pretty much seem all the local wildlife, but this year I've actually seen critters that I've never seen before...
A couple of weeks ago, somebody hit a bobcat with a car in front of my house. I knew they were out there, but the dead one in the road is the first time I've seen a wild specimen.
Lizards aren't very common in Michigan, but this year, for the first time ever, I've seen skinks with vivid blue tails in the woodpile and around the house foundation.
And then there's this little beauty:
It's about the size of the first joint of my thumb. We saw it hoovering around the butterfly bush where it was flittering from place to place like a hummingbird. And we figured it was a hummingbird, but it wasn't like the ones we normally see around here.
So I took a few pics, and when I looked at them, I noticed that this hummingbird has a few extra legs, and wings that show a pattern, like a butterfly or moth.
It turns out that this is a Hummingbird Moth - it's a moth that seems to mimics a hummingbird. You can find more about Hummingbird Moths (with better pictures) here:
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ec...gbird_moth.htm
Amazing little critter....
A couple of weeks ago, somebody hit a bobcat with a car in front of my house. I knew they were out there, but the dead one in the road is the first time I've seen a wild specimen.
Lizards aren't very common in Michigan, but this year, for the first time ever, I've seen skinks with vivid blue tails in the woodpile and around the house foundation.
And then there's this little beauty:
It's about the size of the first joint of my thumb. We saw it hoovering around the butterfly bush where it was flittering from place to place like a hummingbird. And we figured it was a hummingbird, but it wasn't like the ones we normally see around here.
So I took a few pics, and when I looked at them, I noticed that this hummingbird has a few extra legs, and wings that show a pattern, like a butterfly or moth.
It turns out that this is a Hummingbird Moth - it's a moth that seems to mimics a hummingbird. You can find more about Hummingbird Moths (with better pictures) here:
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ec...gbird_moth.htm
Amazing little critter....
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